Bratch Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 During an ongoing game of Valley of Trouble I observed a unique occurrance which I think warrants mention. As the Americans I ordered a 105mm arty strike on a concrete pillbox. During the first turn of the arty strike a fire was started by the HE blast directly in front of the pillbox. No damage was done to the pillbox and there were no direct hits. Two turns later the crew had abandoned the pillbox. My question is, did they realize that since their LOS was blocked it was useless to remain or did the fire run them off. In either case I think this is commendable on the part of the AI, although my opponent is still a little upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeydz Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 Doubt that just because the LOS was blocked that they would leave. The fire itself probably spooked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flix Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 Well, with fire there must be smoke, maybe the pillbox was filled with smoke and they had to get out. Does fire inflict increasing damage to targets as it burns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 4 Eyes Posted June 1, 2000 Share Posted June 1, 2000 I had the same thing happen in VoT when I had a 105 targeting a pillbox on about the fourth shot the round skipped off the front and set the front and the trees alongside of it on fire... it was very cool to watch and there was no delay as the crew bailed right away. Needless to say that my opponent (TeAcH) was not overly exited about the fire. For the record he still beat me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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